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MW Books Ltd.

Galway, Ireland

MW Books Ltd. specialises in 20th Century Conflict, Colonial History, Early Finance, Labour History, Literature, Political Economy, Travel

About MW Books Ltd.

MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.

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2005

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MW Books Ltd.

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Phone: +353.87.6927443

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The voyage of the 'Why not?' in the Antarctic : the journal of the second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910 / by Jean Charcot ; English version by Philip Walsh

by Charcot, Jean

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Galway, Ireland
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London ; New York : Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. First English edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Front hinges starting. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; viii, 315 pages, 43 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (1 folded), maps, portraits ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from French. Subjects; Charcot, Jean 1867-1936. Pourquoi-pas? (Ship). Antarctica Discovery and exploration French. South Pole Discovery and exploration.

An outline of Zen Buddhism / by Alan W. Watts

by Watts, Alan (1915-1973)

  • Paperback
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition First printing
Binding
Softcover
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London : Golden Vista Press, 1932. First Edition First printing. Softcover. Very good pamphlet copy; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description: 32 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Zen Buddhism. Religious life Buddhism. Meditation Buddhism.

The Koran : commonly called the Alkoran of Mohammed : translated into English from the original Arabic, with explanatory notes taken from the most approved commentators, to which is prefixed a preliminary discourse / by George Sale

by Muhammad

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
1st Chando's classics edition
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Hardcover
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London : Warne, 1877. 1st Chando's classics edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed 'To my dearest friend' by T.E. Shaw (Pseudonym; Lawrence of Arabia). Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Preliminary page detached. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: xv, 470 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Qur an. Koran.

Scritti editi e inediti di Giuseppe Mazzini / Raccolta completa di libri in 18 volumi

by Mazzini, Giuseppe

  • Hardcover
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Used
Edition
1st edition
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Hardcover
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Milano : G. Daelli, 1861. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good library copies (18 volumes) in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing internally. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical Description; 18 volumes, 18.5 cm. Subjects; Italy History 1815-1870. Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872. Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872 Correspondence.

The personal history of David Copperfield / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by H.K. Browne

by Dickens, Charles 1812-1870

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
First 1880 Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1880. First 1880 Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy bound in gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 624 pages, 39 plates (including frontispiece) : illustrations ; 22 cm.

The pleasures of memory : a poem, in two parts. By the author of ""An ode to superstition, with some other poems"" / signed and inscribed by the Author to Mrs Moore

by Rogers, Samuel

  • Hardcover
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Used
Edition
1st edition
Binding
Hardcover
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London : Printed by J. Davis. Sold by T. Cadell, 1792. 1st edition. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by the Rogers to Mrs Moore. Poor copy with only the back board and some of the spine; gilt-blocked aniline calf. Cover and spine cracked, dust-toned and roughly rubbed as with age (with some loss). Physical description; poems, 24 cm. Subjects; 1701-1800, English poetry. English poetry 18th century.

George Perez Portfolio : featuring covers from Batman and the New Titans, plus four new illustrations [SIGNED by the artist]

by Perez, George

  • Paperback
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Used
Edition
First Edition
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Paperback
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DC Comics, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. The illustrated stiff-card portfolio folder is in a very good condition, with some creasing and edge nicks evident. All the prints are in a fine and clean condition. Overall, this unique collection remains particlularly well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; SIGNED by George Perez on the front of the folder. Desc.: Portfolio folder (42 x 27cm) of 13 b/w prints (39 x 26cm). Subjects: George Perez -- Comic book art -- Comics -- DC Comics -- Batman -- New Titans.

Golden Tips. A Description of Ceylon and its Great Tea Industry. / by Henry W. Cave, ... Illustrated from Photographs by the Author

by Cave, Henry William (1854- )

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardback
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Galway, Ireland
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London : Sampson Low, Marston and Co., 1900. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked period decorated cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 476 pages; Physical desc. : xvi, 476 p. , [2] leaves of plates : ill. , 1 map ; 23 cm. Includes index. Subject: Tea trade - Sri Lanka - Description and travel.

The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, with Introduction and Notes by Hiroshi Muraoka

by Okakura, Kakuzo

  • Paperback
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
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Tokyo : Kenkyusha, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Very good copy in the original title-printed, stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. A rare copy. ; 117 pages; Description: v, 117p ; 19cm. Subjects: Japanese tea ceremony. Japan - Social life and customs.